Armbian LPi4A Test Report

Test Environment

System Information

• System Version: 23.09.15
• Download Link: Releases · chainsx/armbian-riscv-build
  • u-boot: Releases · chainsx/armbian-riscv-build
• Reference Installation Document: LicheePi 4A Install Guide

Hardware Information

• Lichee Pi 4A (8GB RAM + 32GB eMMC)
• Power Adapter
• A USB to UART Debugger

Installation Steps

Flashing Bootloader

Enter fastboot mode.

• Press BOOT while powering on.
• (Refer to the official tutorial) Use the fastboot command to flash u-boot.

sudo ./fastboot flash ram ./path/to/your/lpi4a-8gb-u-boot-with-spl.bin
sudo ./fastboot reboot
sleep 1
sudo ./fastboot flash uboot ./path/to/your/lpi4a-8gb-u-boot-with-spl.bin

Flashing Image

Use unxz to decompress the image. Use dd to flash the image to the EMMC.

unxz /path/to/Armbian-riscv_23.09.15-riscv_Licheepi-4a_focal_current_5.10.113_xfce_desktop.img.xz
// Interrupt the countdown in u-boot by pressing Ctrl+C to enter the u-boot command line
// Input the following commands:
Light LPI4A# ums 0 mmc 0
// Then, the EMMC will be mapped as a USB Mass Storage device on the computer.
sudo dd if=/path/to/Armbian-riscv_23.09.15-riscv_Licheepi-4a_focal_current_5.10.113_xfce_desktop.img of=/path/to/device bs=1M status=progress

Logging into the System

Logging into the system via the serial port.

On initial startup, you will be prompted to set up a user and locales.

Desktop Environment

The desktop environment should start automatically.

Expected Results

The system should boot normally and allow login via the onboard serial port.

Actual Results

The system booted successfully and login via the onboard serial port was also successful.

Boot Log

Screen recording:

Now starting desktop environment...

root@licheepi-4a:~# neofetch
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.               root@licheepi-4a
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`           ----------------
      -+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+-         OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS riscv64
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.       Host: T-HEAD Light Lichee Pi 4A configuration for 8GB DDR board
   /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/      Kernel: 5.10.113-thead-g052b22ef8baf
  +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+     Uptime: 2 mins
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/    Packages: 1283 (dpkg)
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.   Shell: bash 5.0.16
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   Terminal: /dev/ttyS0
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   CPU: (4) @ 1.848GHz
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   Memory: 161MiB / 7705MiB
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/
  +sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+
   /ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.
      -+sssssssssssssssssyyyssss+-
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

Failed: The actual result does not match the expected result.

Test Conclusion

Test successful.